emasculates

Meaning of emasculates

verb, 3rd person present

deprive (a man) of his male role or identity.
in his mind, her success emasculated him
make (someone or something) weaker or less effective.
the refusal to allow them to testify effectively emasculated the committee

early 17th century: from Latin emasculat- ‘castrated’, from the verb emasculare, from e- (variant of ex-, expressing a change of state) + masculus ‘male’.

Information about emasculates

It is a verb.
The singular form of emasculates is: emasculate.
Languages in which emasculates is used:
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Hyphenation of emasculates

emas-cu-lates

It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
emasculates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

emasculates synonyms

Meaning make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it:

dilute

Meaning (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land):

erode

Meaning erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation):

undermine

Meaning make (a person or area) poor:

impoverish

Meaning cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally:

cripple

emasculates antonyms

Meaning make or become stronger:

strengthen

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